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Public Transportation

K-State has two types of shuttles for students: one that runs to the dining halls on campus and another that takes them to nearby stores so they can buy groceries or just shop and enjoy themselves. Beyond this, shuttles aren’t really necessary because the campus is small and walkable. Off-campus students wish that the shuttles would travel to their neighborhood in Manhattan, but instead they have to ride one of the two aTa bus routes, run by the city, to get to class. On the weekends, K-State has a Safe Ride system where students can call and get a free ride home if they’ve had one too many drinks.

Nightlife

Manhattan has a great bar scene, with pubs full of students enjoying cheap drinks on the weekend. I’m not talking about New York, but rather Manhattan, Kansas. The university and its students are what make the city come alive socially and culturally. This culture can be seen in the school’s arts, with shows by the theater department and performances by student musicians at the university and around the city. These are fun nightlife options for students under 21 who can’t check out the bar scene, although many of them instead go to house parties, fraternities, or school events like sports games.